The latest England team announced by Gareth Southgate makes for pretty sad reading for Chelsea and its fans as not a single Blues player makes the 27-man team.

That is particular bad reading for Chelsea's club captain Gary Cahill as he has been dropped for the friendly matches against Italy and the Netherlands at the end of the month.

The 32-year-old has seen his playing time dramatically decrease for the Blues this season since the arrival of Antonio Rudiger from Roma, and he has started just four Premier League matches in 2018.

Antonio Conte has often decided to go with the Germany international over Cahill, with Cesar Azpilicueta taking on the responsibilities of the captaincy.

Once again, Cahill was left on the bench by Conte in the 3-0 Champions League last 16 second leg defeat at Barcelona on Wednesday night at the Nou Camp, however it didn't make too much of a difference in a positive way for the Blues.

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Cahill's position in the World Cup squad is now in serious jeopardy if he does not get played more often in the latter stages of the season, and there could be a real lack of Chelsea participation as far as England is concerned.

But some Chelsea fans think that Cahill not being in the squad is not really the worst thing.